obversion

Collocations

2

ADJ.

formal, mortal

OBVERSION + NOUN

'warmth, men

Definitions

noun

1

The act of turning toward or downward.

2

An immediate inference that denies the opposite of something previously affirmed.

All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal.

From 'warmth is agreeable' we can affirm, by formal obversion, 'warmth is not disagreeable, and not indifferent.' We cannot affirm, without an examination of the subject matter, 'cold is disagreeable.'

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal.

Wiktionary

02

From 'warmth is agreeable' we can affirm, by formal obversion, 'warmth is not disagreeable, and not indifferent.' We cannot affirm, without an examination of the subject matter, 'cold is disagreeable.